(a) A Board shall promote informed child care choices by providing consumer education information to:
  (1) parents who are eligible for child care services;
  (2) parents who are placed on a Board's waiting list;
  (3) parents who are no longer eligible for child care services; and
  (4) applicants who are not eligible for child care services.
(b) The consumer education information, including consumer education information provided through a Board's website, shall contain, at a minimum:
  (1) information about the Texas Information and Referral Network/2-1-1 Texas (2-1-1 Texas) information and referral system;
  (2) the website and telephone number of CCR so parents may obtain health and safety requirements including information on:
    (A) the prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunizations);
    (B) building and physical premises safety;
    (C) minimum health and safety training appropriate to the provider setting; and
    (D) the regulatory compliance history of child care providers;
  (3) a description of the full range of eligible child care providers set forth in §809.91 of this chapter; and
  (4) a description of programs available in the workforce area relating to school readiness and quality rating systems, including:
    (A) Texas Rising Star (TRS) Provider criteria, pursuant to Texas Government Code, §2308.315; and
    (B) integrated school readiness models, pursuant to Texas Education Code, §29.160;
  (5) a list of child care providers that meet quality indicators, pursuant to Texas Government Code, §2308.3171;
  (6) information on existing resources and services available in the workforce area for conducting developmental screenings and providing referrals to services when appropriate for children eligible for child care services, including the use of:
    (A) the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program under 42 USC 1396 et seq. ; and
    (B) developmental screening services available under Part B and Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 USC 1419, 1431 et seq. ; and
  (7) a link to the Agency's designated child care consumer education website.
(c) A Board shall cooperate with HHSC to provide 2-1-1 Texas with information, as determined by HHSC, for inclusion in the statewide information and referral network.

Source Note: The provisions of this §809.15 adopted to be effective January 29, 2007, 32 TexReg 336; amended to be effective January 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 155; amended to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 7529; amended to be effective July 6, 2020, 45 TexReg 4528; amended to be effective October 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 6437